Planetary hours
in Mykolayiv.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 20:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 07:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 08:11
- 3♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:22
- 4☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:33
- 5♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:56
- 7☽︎ Moon12:56 – 14:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:29
- 10♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:40
- 11☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:51
- 12♀︎ Venus18:51 – 20:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 20:52
- 2☽︎ Moon20:52 – 21:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:18
- 5♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:07
- 6☉︎ Sun00:07 – 00:56
- 7♀︎ Venus00:56 – 01:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 02:34
- 9☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:23 – 04:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 05:01
- 12♂︎ Mars05:01 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mykolayiv?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 20:03: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 9h 47m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:49 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.